About this Research Topic
In celebration of the most impactful areas of research in inorganic chemistry, we are proud to present this feature Hot Topic* collection to highlight some of the recent advances in rare earth coordination compounds and their luminescence properties.
The unique photophysical properties of lanthanides (rare earth), such as europium, terbium, and ytterbium, have attracted the attention of the scientific community for more than three decades. In particular, their long-lived photoluminescence, narrow bandwidth emissions, and large Stokes shifts enable experiments that are infeasible with organic fluorophores and fluorescent proteins. The ability of these metal ions to undergo luminescence resonance energy transfer and photon upconversion further expands the capabilities of lanthanide probes. The rapidly growing number of luminescent coordination compounds based on lanthanide metals illustrates high interest due to the numerous applications in lighting, optical communications, sensors, photonics and biomedical devices.
This Research Topic aims to cover recent advances in various aspects of rare earth coordination compounds and the applications originating from their luminescence properties, including (but not limited to):
• Synthetic strategy for various types of lanthanides coordination compounds
• Experimental and theoretical investigation on the luminesce of lanthanides coordination compounds
• Applications of lanthanides coordination compounds
*Hot Topic collections are hand-selected in collaboration with our Chief Editors, with the aim to feature the most cutting-edge research within a given field of chemistry. As such, submissions to this collection will benefit from increased visibility via promotion on social media and at conferences.
The unique photophysical properties of lanthanides (rare earth), such as europium, terbium, and ytterbium, have attracted the attention of the scientific community for more than three decades. In particular, their long-lived photoluminescence, narrow bandwidth emissions, and large Stokes shifts enable experiments that are infeasible with organic fluorophores and fluorescent proteins. The ability of these metal ions to undergo luminescence resonance energy transfer and photon upconversion further expands the capabilities of lanthanide probes. The rapidly growing number of luminescent coordination compounds based on lanthanide metals illustrates high interest due to the numerous applications in lighting, optical communications, sensors, photonics and biomedical devices.
This Research Topic aims to cover recent advances in various aspects of rare earth coordination compounds and the applications originating from their luminescence properties, including (but not limited to):
• Synthetic strategy for various types of lanthanides coordination compounds
• Experimental and theoretical investigation on the luminesce of lanthanides coordination compounds
• Applications of lanthanides coordination compounds
*Hot Topic collections are hand-selected in collaboration with our Chief Editors, with the aim to feature the most cutting-edge research within a given field of chemistry. As such, submissions to this collection will benefit from increased visibility via promotion on social media and at conferences.
Keywords: rare earth, lanthanides coordination compounds, luminescence
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